Kang Minhee, Park Eunkyoung, Cho Baek Hwan, Lee Kyu-Sung
Smart Healthcare & Device Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
Int Neurourol J. 2018 Jul;22(Suppl 2):S76-82. doi: 10.5213/inj.1836144.072. Epub 2018 Jul 31.
Synergistic integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and big data technologies in healthcare have led to the notion of "smart health." Smart health is an emerging concept that refers to the provision of healthcare services for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up management at any time or any place by connecting information technologies and healthcare. As a significant breakthrough in smart healthcare development, IoT-enabled smart devices allow medical centers to carry out preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment more competently. This review focuses on recently developed patient health monitoring platforms based on IoT-enabled smart devices that can collect real-time patient data and transfer information for assessment by healthcare providers, including doctors, hospitals, and clinics, or for self-management. We aimed to summarize the available information about recently approved devices and state-of-the-art developments through a comprehensive, systematic literature review. In this review, we also discuss possible future directions for the integration of cloud computing and blockchain, which may offer unprecedented breakthroughs in on-demand medical services. The combination of IoT with real-time, remote patient monitoring empowers patients to assert more control over their care, thereby allowing them to actively monitor their particular health conditions.
物联网(IoT)、云计算和大数据技术在医疗保健领域的协同整合催生了“智能健康”的概念。智能健康是一个新兴概念,指通过连接信息技术与医疗保健,随时随地提供预防、诊断、治疗及后续管理等医疗服务。作为智能医疗发展的一项重大突破,物联网智能设备使医疗中心能够更高效地开展预防保健、诊断和治疗工作。本综述聚焦于近期基于物联网智能设备开发的患者健康监测平台,这些平台可收集患者实时数据,并将信息传输给医疗服务提供者(包括医生、医院和诊所)进行评估,或用于自我管理。我们旨在通过全面、系统的文献综述,总结有关近期获批设备及最新进展的可用信息。在本综述中,我们还讨论了云计算与区块链整合可能的未来方向,这可能在按需医疗服务方面带来前所未有的突破。物联网与实时远程患者监测的结合使患者能够对自身护理有更多掌控,从而让他们能够积极监测自己的特定健康状况。